©Courtesy of NYICFF So far, Michel Gondry has only released about a dozen features, but his prolific filmography includes dozens of short films and music videos. Unfortunately, we may never have a chance to see his Pharell Williams musical Golden, which was reportedly cancelled due to a creative impasse. Instead, we finally get to enjoy…
©Courtesy of GKIDS Inspired by Manfred von Richthofen, “The Red Baron,” Char Aznable is a fan-favorite villain in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, whose popularity eclipses many of its heroes. Somewhat fittingly, Aznable, a.k.a. the “Red Comet” will finally have his day—sort of—in Kazuya Tsurumaki’s new anime feature, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux -Beginning-, the launch…
©Courtesy of Netflix Much like Philadelphia has its Rocky Balboa statue, the Polish city of Lodz features an enormous 2,000 square meter mural of Geralt of Rivia, the monster-fighter-for-hire also known as “The Witcher.” First Andrzej Sapkowski’s stories were adapted as a Polish film and TV series. Then, Netflix produced an English language series, starring…
©Kitsune Pictures If you are visiting Tokyo, you really should allow yourself more than twenty-hours and change to see the sights. However, finding a local to show you the city definitely helps. Sam did not originally plan his trip in such a way, but complications cut it short, just before a friend-of-a-friend agrees to serve…
©Courtesy of Crunchyroll Hajime Isayama’s bestselling manga franchise sold over 140 million copies during its original run, spawning 94 episodes of a long-running anime adaptation, as well as two live action films and a theatrical stage-musical. Eventually, all good things come to an end. Unfortunately, that might include humanity. After initially swearing vengeance against the…
©Courtesy of Universal Pictures The catalyst for this comic book character’s conception was sort of like The Breakfast Club. Technically, he was created by author-illustrator Dav (No “E”) Pilkey, through his fictional school children, George Beard and Harold Hutchins, who dreamed up the crime-fighting canine while serving detention together. (The creative duo also supposedly “invented”…
©Courtesy of the Sundance Film Festival “Hailed” as one of the most polluted cities in the world, Karabash regularly draws obnoxious YouTubers, who mock its toxic Communist-era legacy. It is exactly the kind of economically-marginalized provincial Russian city that disproportionately supplies recruits and conscripts for Putin’s unprovoked war in Ukraine. Karabash is 1,600 miles from…
©Courtesy of GKIDS Honestly, in recent years, Japanese anime has delivered some of the smartest and most realistic on-screen depictions of teenagers. Amongst filmmakers of any variety, few represent teen life with as much sensitivity as Naoko Yamada. She addressed school bullying in A Silent Voice : The Movie and young love in Tamako Love…
©Courtesy of Netflix Don’t call Emily and Matt “Boomers.” They insist they are Gen X. That makes sense, considering Gen X’ers’ reputation for adaptability and (unlike other blabbermouth generational cohorts) an inclination to keep their secrets just that—secret. Those are all good traits for successful spies, which, in fact, Emily and Matt once were. Now…
©Courtesy of Netflix Trying to rob Taro Sakamoto’s convenience store would be a very bad idea. He is older and pudgier than he was in his prime, but the retired assassin’s skills and reflexes remain lethally sharp. Sakamoto went legit to marry the love of his life, but he can still administer a heck of…
If you like our contents, please subscribe our news letter!
If you like our contents, please subscribe our news letter!
